Ch. 4- The Eastern United States Flashcards
What is the most prominent landform in the eastern United States?
the Appalachian Mountains
Name the seven chief ranges of the Appalachian Mountains.
Green Mountains White Mountains Catskills Adirondacks Alleghenies Blue Ridge Mountains Cumberland Mountains
What is Mammoth Cave’s main distinction?
It is the largest known underground cave system in the world.
What plateau lies between the Appalachian and the coastal plain?
Piedmont Plateau
West of the Chesapeake Bay, what is the name of the area whose rivers and streams are affected by the Atlantic’s tides?
Tidewater Region
What is the second largest body of water on earth?
Atlantic Ocean
Give five facts about the Atlantic Ocean?
The saltiest ocean
has few islands
the most important ocean for commerce
has been more closely studied than any other ocean
once contained the major fishing grounds of the world
Why has the fishing industry in the Atlantic declined?
Because the waters were heavily fished for many years, restrictions have been placed on fishing. Fish that once were abundant are not less plentiful.
What is wampum?
beads made from quahog shell
How was wampum used?
It was used as gifts, tokens of friendship, and money
How did American Indians use the black bear?
They used it for meat, for robes and blankets, and for fat to make their hair shine.
What was one of the earliest cultures in the eastern and central United States?
Hopewell Indian culture
What large structures did the Hopwell Indian people build?
Burial mounds
Name the five nations of the Iroquois League of Five Nations (the largest Indian group in the eastern United States).
Mohawk Oneida Onondaga Cayuga Seneca
Which tribe’s name meant “southerners”?
Shawnee
The tribe of runaway slaves and other Indians living in the Everglades was called what?
Seminole
What tribe helped the Pilgrims to survive?
Wampanoag
Who introduced the Pilgrims to Chief Massasoit
Samoset
What “Apostle to the Indians” translated the first complete Bible to be printed in America?
John Eliot
What nickname was given to the people for whom John Eliot organized villages?
praying Indians
What Swedish Lutheran missionary ministered to the Native Americans around his home?
John Campanius
Who founded America’s first Baptist church and where did he minister?
Roger Williams; in what is now Rhode Island
What young missionary traveled on horseback, despite pain from his illness, to share the gospel with the Indians? Who was his interpreter?
David Brainerd; Tattamy
Which Native American chief helped translate parts of the Bible into Mohawk language?
Joseph Brant
Who was the Shawnee chief who fought to keep European settlers out of Indian territory?
Tecumseh
Who in invented a written language for the Cherokee?
Sequoya
What was his system of syllable symbols called?
Syllabary
What is the fourth largest country in the world?
United States
Name the system of low mountain ranges in eastern North America extending nearly 2,000 miles from Canada to Alabama.
Appalachian Mts.
Name the mountain pass used by settlers on their way west.
Cumberland Gap
What is the largest known underground cave system in the world?
Mammoth Cave
Which hilly, rolling land lies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain?
Piedmont Plateau
Name the world’s second largest body of water which is also the world’s saltiest ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
Beads made from quahog shells, strung together, and used as gifts or money
wampum
deer meat
venison
a low, marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in what is now southern Florida; home of the Seminoles
Everglades
the Indian converts of John Eliot
“Praying Indians”
system of writing developed by Sequoya for the Cherokee
syllabary
one of the earliest cultures in the Eastern Woodlands; famous for their burial mounds
Hopewell Indians
Eastern Woodland Indians who traditionally lived in longhouses
Iroquois
the largest Indian group in the eastern U.S.
Iroquois League of Five Nations
“man-eaters”; the easternmost tribe of the League of Five Nations
Mohawks
a tribe of Iroquois not in the League
Cherokees
“southerners”; Indians of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana
Shawnee
large and powerful nation who lived in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama
Creeks
“runaway”; a mixture of Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians, and runaway slaves
Seminoles
Indians who met the Pilgrims
Wampanoag
one of the most civilized tribes; kept a pictorial chronicle of their history and traditions
Delaware
first Indian to greet the Pilgrims
Samoset
“Apostle to the Indians”; first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language
John Eliot
Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther’s catechism into the Delaware language
John Campanius
Founder of Rhode Island and of America’s first Baptist church
Roger Williams
Young missionary who worked tirelessly among the Indians in spite of his poor health
David Brainerd
David Brainerd’s interpreter
Tattamy
Mohawk chief who helped translate parts of the Bible into the Mohawk language
Joseph Brant
Shawnee chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory
Tecumseh
Cherokee who invented a written language
Sequoya
pheasant like bird native to the Eastern woodlands
wild turkey
among the most important prey of woodland Indians
white-tailed deer
also called American elk; important to Indians for their meat, hide, and antlers
wapiti
One of the largest mammals in the Eastern Woodlands
black bear
